she also talks about how president warren harding's affairs affected florence and compares the harding's two other presidential couples. the presentation focuses on her book, first lady florence harding, behind the tragedy in controversy. event. an hour-long >> allow me to introduce our guest tonight. she teaches women's history, history, andomatic african-american history. she's published six books, editing in 2016 a companion to first ladies, a companion to american history. stolenphs include secrets and the dawn of the cold war, the evolution of soviet american relations, and a book on the subject of tonight's presentation which is for sale right outside. behind the tragedy and controversy. she serves on the board for american communist history and the advisory committee for the united states department of state. she received her phd from the university of california at santa barbara. the commentary has appeared recently in time, the guardian, usa today, the canadian broadcasting 70 and the new york post. here's something you don't hear about historians every day. in 2011, she got to

she is the author of first lady florence harding, behind the tragedy and controversy. here is background on her husband, president warren harding. ♪ he was mr. nice guy, a people person, fond of children and dogs. meet people, it is the most pleasant thing i do. it is really the only fun i have. but some might say war in harding liked people too much, his good nature trust in others -- when the public discovered that members were trying to get rich behind. he was a womanizer who engaged in at least two extramarital affairs. one of which may have resulted in a birth of a daughter. public theounted in following words of his father george. >> warren, it is a good thing you were not born a gal, you cannot say no. he grew up in ohio where he was born seven months after lincoln was shot. while still a teenager he joined two friends in purchasing a struggling newspaper. was a success, and he soon gained full ownership. when he was 25 he married florence, a divorced mother who joined her new husband in building his newspaper enterprise. she also supported his political ambition

first lady florence harding. she serves on the board for american communist history and the advisory committee for the united states department of state. she received her phd from the university of california at santa barbara. the commentary has appeared recently in time, the guardian, usa today, the canadian broadcasting 70 and the new york post. here's something you don't hear about historians every day. in 2011, she got to appear as florence harding in a play which she wrote at the ohio state marion campus. we are so enthused by her work that we are gladly welcoming her march as primary organizer for a full-day conference we will be having on southern first 80's. that is for next year. learn about a northern first lady. please join me in welcoming dr. sibley.. [applause] much,bley: thank you so it is a pleasure to be here. tod evening, i am thrilled see so many of you here to learn about florence harding. you are probably wondering why is she up there? i know that you think that she, eleanor roosevelt, broke t

the subject of our talk, florence harding. florence harding was a very influential first lady, because she created a model for other follow so that they can carve out their own influence. in a way of lenore and others were probably more active and probably wouldn't go quite in that direction. florence's model was pathbreaking. for theed pave the way activism we have seen growing in the last century cinch she was empowering. for herwell recognized time and boldness in the nation's affairs. she was the first first lady to vote for her husband. i forgot i have this nice little gadget. i have a picture of what people thought about her voting. she came into power and office at a time when first ladies had never voted with their husbands before. some people were rather concerned about that. she stepped outside the traditional box for women. i see a number of people wearing red tonight. here she was, a woman who for her time was a very unusual woman. she was an independent income earner. as first ladyken on behalf of veterans, be of

she also talks about how president warren harding's affairs affected florence and compares the harding's two other presidential couples. the presentation focuses on her book, first lady florence

on the presidency, and author talks about florence harding and the new president she created -- and the precedent she created as first lady. >> he was in dire streets medically. it was interesting because out of this veteran's cause came the veteran's bureau. this is the first time the united states had a bureau. >> for a complete schedule, go to c-span.org. >> next, we hear how presidential libraries and museums should the president's legacy. she is the

at 8:00 on the presidency, first lady florence harding and the presence she created as first lady. >> she had been in hospital, and really dire straits medically, so she could relate to the things they were going through. it was interesting because out of this veterans cause came the veterans bureau or this is the first time the united states had a bureau, what we call that the eight today, to take care of veterans. for a complete schedule, go to c-span.org. ♪ >> all month, we are featuring studentcam winners. this year, students told us the most urgent issue for the new president and congress. our grand prize winners are sisters from blacksburg, virginia. ava lazar is homeschooled in the seventh grade. mia lazar is in the ninth-grade. their documentary on refugees and immigration policy is titled the tempest tossed. >> is not about what political party you are. it's more about values and helping these people. >> as parents, this topic was particularly personal because both my parents were refugees. so i think that also drove them a little bit. when they do some video on a topic that'

on the presidency, and author talks about florence harding and the new president she created -- and the precedent she created as first lady. >> he was in dire streets medically. it was interesting because out of this veteran's cause came the veteran's bureau. this is the first time the united states had a bureau. >> for a complete schedule, go to c-span.org. >> next, we hear how presidential libraries and museums should the president's legacy. -- she is thehors author of presidential libraries. the national archives in washington hosted this hour-long event. good afternoon, everyone. i would like to welcome you and our good friends from c-span to the mcgowan theater located in the national archive theater in washington d.c. i am the visitor services manager and producer of the lecture series. before we begin today's program, i would like to remind you of other programs taking place at this location in the near future. thursday,vening on march 30 at 7:30 p.m., the state of alaska is sponsoring a performance of the alaska chamber group. as the state celebrates this centennial of william's

next, florence harding set new precedents as first lady by advocating for causes such as veterans assistance and animal rights. she also talks about how president warren harding's -- and compares the harding's two other presidential couples. the presentation focuses on her book, first lady florence harding, behind the tragedy and controversy. hosting this hour-long event. >> i want to introduce our guest tonight. director of the american studies program in st. joseph's university in philadelphia pennsylvania.

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author talksn about first lady florence harding and the new precedents she created as a first lady. >> she had been in the hospital and in dire straits medically, so she could relate to what they were going through. out of this veterans cause came the veterans bureau, the first time the united states had a bureau, what you call the v.a. today. >> for the complete schedule, go to c-span.org. " continues.journal host: joining us now from austin, texas, is a university of texas professor and new republic contributor, peniel joseph , here to discuss his piece in the may issue of the new republic on the future of the black lives matter movement. professor joseph, thank you so much for joining us this morning. guest: thank you for having me. host: lately, it seems there has been a lot less coverage of the black lives matter movement than over the past couple of years. is that an indication that it has not grown into a larger movement, and if it has not, why not? o, i think it is an indication, you know, the media covers stories in cycles. if anything, the movement has grown. it has more cha

. >> at 8:00, an author talks about first lady florence harding. >> she had been in the hospital and had her kidneys operate d on. she could relate with the kind of things they were going through. out of this veterans cause came the veterans bureau. this is the first time the united states had a bureau, what we call the v.a. today. >> for the schedule, go to c-span.org. a historian ona, his book, "the american spirit, who we are and what we stand for." speeches going back to 1989. writtenmerican senator about the most is joe mccarthy. there is no biography about the senator who had the backbone to stand up to him first. >> do you remember how you prepared for that speech? >> hardest i have ever worked on anything i ever delivered from a podium. >> on the book

florence harding who has -- shed to be reputation was actually an enlightened first lady. what motivated you to reassess harding? professor leuchtenburg: i would be misreading leaders -- readers...ng what is true is that the end of the wilson presidency was a miserable time in american life after wilson has a stroke -- he is an isolated figure in the white house. newhardings bring a openness to american society. institution of the presidency. harding doesn't usually come across very well. she said that the american people paid for this white house, why shouldn't they be able to look in? the blinds. debs -- the socialist leader was sent to prison under wilson. subsequently, a document was tohed before wilson for -- free debs from the penitentiary. w.scrolled w. frding granted debs' reedom and signed earlier than expected because he said he wanted them to be able to have christmas dinner with his wife. debs come in to see him. he didn't want this to be a routine action. when debs enters the oval office, harding balance out of his chair -- bounds out of his chair, so excited f

history has its eyes on you. 8 on the presidency, talking about florence harding and what she created as first lady. in hospitals, had her kidneys operated on. she can relate to the kinds of things they were going through. it was interesting, out of this veteran's cause came the veteran's bureau, right? the first time the united states a bureau, the v.a. today, to take care of veterans. go to complete schedule c-span.org. host: "washington journal" continues. host: we are back joining us this morning,exas jessica brand, legal director of the fair punishment project here about capital punishment. it is on the decline, that is brand, nd, jessica however, the headline in new york times this morning reads like this. ledelllee to death in first execution since 2005. happening in the state of arkansas? guest: sure. so a lot. as has been covered a lot in the media lately, arkansas scheduled eight executions to go over a period of 11 days. because of t expiring drug, which is arkansas to expire in at the end of the month, first f a three-drug cocktail that arkansas uses for executions. but wh

florence harding, who has a reputation, was actually an enlightened first lady. what motivated you to reassess harding so dramatically? i don'tuchtenburg: think harding came off too well. i would be misleading readers -- what is true is that the end of the wilson presidency was a miserable time in american life. stroke, is anas a isolated figure in the white hardings during a new openness to american society, to the institution of the presidency. mrs. harding doesn't usually come across very well. she said about the drawn blinds of the wilson era, the american people paid for this white house, why shouldn't they be able to look in and pulled blinds -- pull the lines? blinds? eugene debs, the socialist leader, was sent to prison under wilson. subsequently, a document was pushed before wilson to free him from the penitentiary. harding granted debs' freedom really than was expected, because he said he wanted to be able to have christmas dinner with his wife. he had to have debs come in to see him. he didn't want this to be a routine action. when debs enters the oval

. >> and then at 8:00 on the presidency, author catherine sibly talks about first lady florence hard., she had her kidneys operated on and she'd been in dire straits so she could relate to the kinds of things they were going through. it was interesting because out of this veteran's cause came the veteran's bureau. this was the first time the united states had a bureau, what we would call the va today. >> for our complete american history tv schedule go to c-span.org. >>> now former white house staffers on richard nixon's life after he was president. we'll hear about the nixon-frost interviews, president nixon's meetings in china and his memoir, this was hoeftd dollars by the richard nixon presidential library and museum in california. >> many of you will have at your place setting an envelope, and if you open the envelope you'll find a record or two that we were able to find about you when you served the president. and the staff that we have, a great staff inside the foundation, they had more fun and you would just imagine as they would uncover something in a document that links somet

at eight on the presidency author catherine would talk about florence harding and the new president she have been in dire straits medically so she could relate to things they are going through. out of veterans cause came the veterans. this was the first time the united states had a barrel, what we call the virginia. >> for complete schedule go to c-span.org. >> and doctor helen is a physicist and oceanographer. . .

. >> and then at 8:00 on the presidency, talking about florence harding and the precedent she created as first lady. >> she had been in hospitals and in dire straits medically. she could relate to what they were going through. it was interesting because out of this veterans cause came the veterans bureau, right? this was the first time the united states had a bureau, what we would call the v.a. today to take care of the veterans. >>> saturday is earth day. and we'll cover the march for science rally, including speeches from scientists and civic organizers as well as musical performances live from the national mall in washington, d.c. at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> this week on q & a, david mccum mcculloch. >> there are a dozen books about mccarthy but there is no biography of the senator who had the backbone to stand up to him first. >> do you remember how you went about preparing for that speech? >> hardest as i have ever worked on anything i delivered from a podium. >> david mccullough on the american spirit, sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's q & a. >>> the 18,000 square

. >> at 8:00, talking about first lady florence harding and the new presidents she created as first lady. >> she had been in hospitals. she had heard kidneys operated on. she had been in dire straits medically, so she could relate to the kinds of things they were going through. it was interesting because out of this veterans cause came the veterans bureau, right? the first time the u.s. actually had a bureau, what we would call the v.a. today, for veterans. >> for a complete schedule, go to c-span.org. members of the british house of commons yesterday backed a motion to allow the prime minister to call an early election on june 8, despite some criticism from about a dozen members, the final vote was 522-13. the debate and vote came one day after prime minister theresa may made the surprise announcement for the snap election in london stating was the best way forward to ensure a unified front on brexit negotiations. here's the 90 minute debate leading up to the vote. motion oncome to the the early parliamentary general election to move the motion, i call the prime minister. p.m. may: than

at 8:00 on the presidency, first lady florence harding and the presence she created as first lady. >> she had been in hospital, and really dire straits medically, so she could relate to the things they were going through. it was interesting because out of this veterans cause came the veterans bureau or this is the first time the united states had a bureau, what we call that the eight today, to take care of veterans. for a complete schedule, go to c-span.org. ♪

. >> at 8:00, talking about first lady florence harding and the new presidents she created as first lady. >> she had been in hospitals. she had heard kidneys operated on. she had been in dire straits medically, so she could relate to the kinds of things they were going through. it was interesting because out of this veterans cause came the veterans bureau, right? the first time the u.s. actually had a bureau, what we would call the v.a. today, for veterans. >> for a complete schedule, go to c-span.org.

. >> and at 8:00, and author talks about florence harding and the new president she created as first lady. >> she has been in hospitals, she had been in dire straits medically, so she could relate to the things they were going through. it was interesting because out of this veterans cause came the veterans bureau, the first time the united states actually had a bureau, what we would call the va today, to take care of veterans. >> for our complete schedule, go to c-span.org. ♪ unfoldsn, where history daily. 1979, c-span was created as a public service by america's public cable television companies and is brought to you today by your cable or satellite provider. ♪ bookshelf,history tenure -- recounts his as the longest-serving mayor of rhode island. the mayor who spend time in prison for racketeering presents his this was recorded in providence, rhode island in 2011. it's about 90 minutes. >> good evening, everyone. thanks for coming to books on the square. our honored guest tonight was mayor of providence from 1975 to 1984 and, again, from 1991 to 2002. when providence became the rena

. >> and then at 8:00 on the presidency, author catherine sibly talks about first lady florence hard. >> she had been in the hospital, she had her kidneys operated on and she'd been in dire straits so she could relate to the kinds of things they were going through. it was interesting because out of this veteran's cause came the veteran's bureau. this was the first time the united states had a bureau, what we would call the va today. >> for our complete american history tv schedule go to c-span.org. >>> now former white house staffers on richard nixon's life after he was president. we'll hear about the nixon-frost interviews, president nixon's meetings in china and his memoir, this was hoeftd dollars by the richard nixon presidential library and museum in california. >> many of you will have at your place setting an envelope, and if you open the envelope you'll find a record or two that we were able to find about you when you served the president. and the staff that we have, a great staff inside the foundation, they had more fun and you would just imagine as they would uncover somethin

. >> catherine talks about florence harding and the precedent she created. quite she had been in hospitals. she had been in dire straits medically. -- relate tolly a the things they were going through. out of this cause came the veterans bureau. this is the first time the united states had a euro. our fullc-span.org for lineup. >> sunday night, ken buck of colorado discusses his book drain the swamp. how washington corruption is worse than you think. >> when you arrive in d.c. and you have the surroundings i've described earlier, you get very comfortable in that situation and you don't want to give up those comforts. the way to continue is to spend more money, to grow government, to not solve problems but to create programs and take credit for those programs whether they are efficient or effective. congress areers of here. it is the best job they have ever had. it is a job they don't want to give up. their reelection is more important than the actual problem solving then -- that needs to go on in d.c. >> next, and interview with elaine jones who served as th

. >> then at 8:00, on the presidency, author catherine sibly talks about first lady florence harding and the new precedent she created as first lady. >> she had beenen hospitals, had her kidneys operated on, dire straits, so she could relate to the kinds of things they were going through. it was interesting because out of this veterans cause came the veterans bureau, right? this is the first time the united states actually had a bureau. what we would call the v.a. today to take care of veterans. >> for our complete schedule, go to c-span.org. >>> federal communications commission chairman ajit pai spoke to reporters after yesterday's fcc open meeting. one topic of conversation was his effort to reverse net neutrality rules instituted in the obama administration. >> hey, everybody. i'll have a brief statement and be happy to take questions after that. three weeks ago, i declared april would be infrastructure month here at the fcc. today, we followed through on that promise. the commission just approved a series of measures designed to make it easier for companies to build and expand h

. >> and then at 8:00, on the presidency, author kathryn sivley talks about first lady florence harding and the new president she created as first lady. >> she had been in hospitals. she had had her kidneys operated on. she had been in really dire straits medically, so she could relate to the things they were going through. now, it was interesting, because out of this veterans cause came the veterans bureau, right? this was the first time the united states actually had a bureau. what you would call the v.a. today, to take care of veterans. >> for our complete american history tv schedule, go to c-span.org. >>> this week on "q & a," david mccullough on his book, "the american spirit, who we are and what we stand for," going back to 1989. >> the senator written about the most is joe mccarthy. there are a dozen books written about mccarthy. but no senator had the backbone to stand up to him first. margaret j. smith. >> do you remember how you went about preparing for that speech? >> oh, did i go about it. hardest i've ever worked on anything i've ever delivered from a podium. >> historian

. >> and then at 8:00, on the presidency, author kathryn sivley talks about first lady florence harding and the new presidency s she created as first lady. >> she had her kidneys operated on. she had been in dire straits, medically, so she could relate to what they were going through. it was interesting, because out of this veterans' cause came the veterans bureau, right? this was the first time the united states actually had a bureau, what we call the v.a. today. >> for our complete american history tv schedule, go to c-span.org. >>> congress returns from its two-week recess next week. the u.s. house is back tuesday, and is expected to turn its attention to federal spending for the remainder of this budget year. current government funding runs out a week from today. the house also needs to raise the debt ceiling, an issue that was contentious while barack obama was in the white house. live coverage of the house is on our companion network, c-span. the senate comes into session monday at 3:00 p.m. eastern. that afternoon senators will vote on the nomination of former georgia governor, s

. >> and then at 8:00 on the presidency, author catherine sibly talks about first lady florence hard. >> she had been in the hospital, she had her kidneys operated on and she'd been in dire straits so she could relate to the kinds of things they were going through. it was interesting because out of this veteran's cause came the veteran's bureau. this was the first time the united states had a bureau, what we would call the va today. >> for our complete american history tv schedule go to c-span.org. >>> now former white house staffers on richard nixon's life after he was president. we'll hear about the nixon-frost interviews, president nixon's meetings in china and his memoir, this was hoeftd dollars by the richard nixon presidential library and museum in california. >> many of you will have at your place setting an envelope, and if you open the envelope you'll find a record or two that we were able to find about you when you served the president. and the staff that we have, a great staff inside the foundation, they had more fun and you would just imagine as

. >> then at 8:00 on the presidency, author katherine sibley talks about first lady florence harding.> she had been in hospitals. she had her kidneys operated on. she had been in really dire straits medically, so she could relate to the kinds of things they were going to. it was interesting because out of this veterans' cause came the veterans' bureau. this was the first time the united states actually had a bureau, what we would call the va today, to take care of our veterans. >> for the full schedule, go to c-span.org. >>> check out our c-span classroom website at c-sp c-span.org/classroom. it's full of free teaching resources for classroom members. it gives teachers access to videos, constitution clips that bring the constitution to life, social studies lesson plans as well as on this day in history resources. our search function allows c-span classroom teachers to search and filter by date, person, keyword, topic, and grade level. our bell ringers video clips are teacher favorites. they're short videos paired with vocabulary and discussion questions that make the federal governmen

. >> and then at 8:00 on the presidency, talking about florence harding and the precedent she created as first lady. >> she had been in hospitals and in dire straits medically. she could relate to what they were going through. it was interesting because out of this veterans cause came the veterans bureau, right? this was the first time the united states had a bureau, what we would call the v.a. today to take care of the veterans. >>> saturday is earth day. and we'll cover the march for science rally, including speeches from scientists and civic organizers as well as musical performances live from the national mall in washington, d.c. at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> this week on q & a, david mccum mcculloch. >> there are a dozen books about mccarthy but there is no biography of the senator who had the backbone to stand up to him first. >> do you remember how you went about preparing for that speech? >> hardest as i have ever worked on anything i delivered from a podium. >> david mccullough on the american spirit, sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's q & a. >>> the 18,000 square

. >> and then at eight on the presidency, author katherine sinly talks about florence harding and the precedent she set as first lady. >> she'd been this dire straits medically, so she could relate to kinds of things that they were going through. now, it was interesting because out of this veterans cause came the veterans bureau, right? this was the first time the united states actually had a bureau, what we would call the v.a. today, to take care of our veterans. >> for a complete schedule, go to c-span.org. >> a group of 21 american students aged 9-19 is suing president trump over the u.s. government's climate change policy which they claim puts their future in jeopardy. they're seeking a court order that requires the government to quickly reduce carbon dioxide emissions. one of the plaintiffs, 19-year-old college student ty ya hatton and her attorneys, spoke to the commonwealth club of san francisco about the case. this is just over an hour. >> our program tonight is our constitution, our climate and our children. is there a right not to be harmed by climate change? and our speaker

announcer: this weekend on the presidency, historian catherine discusses how florence harding said new presidents as first lady by advocating for causes such as veterans assistance and animal rights. here's a preview. turned the white house and the position of first lady into kind of a vehicle to promote causes. this was always a bit of a difficult dance for first ladies because we still expect them to be on the pedestal or sort of like come i guess you could say -- i want to go to this picture -- as kind of a queen, the subjects coming to her being loyal. first first lady to fly in an airplane. she had some spirit. he saw that with her husband, being an independent woman, working in business with her husband. she was someone who was not just going to be there greeting people. she liked doing that but after a while she wanted to get active. she wanted to take her position further. would argueses -- i she juggle this very effectively. was some of what you just saw in that montage. the veterans. the veterans coming back. you can imagine why she might have been able to feel and empathize